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Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

Essex Property Trust · Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

ESS · Real Estate

Filed 2026-02-04 · CY2026 Q1 · Company’s FY2026 Q1 · 13,234 words

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Essex Property Trust reported fourth quarter Core FFO per share of $3.98, up 1.5% from prior year. For full year 2025, Core FFO per share increased 2.2% to $15.94. Same-property revenue grew 3.3% for the year. The company issued $350 million of 10-year notes at 4.875% and maintains over $1.7 billion in liquidity. For 2026, Core FFO guidance is $15.69-$16.19 per share with same-property revenue growth expected at 1.70%-3.10%.

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EX-99.12ef20064474_ex99-1.htmEXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Release & Supplemental Data 1250 Lakeside | Sunnyvale, CA

Fourth Quarter 2025

Earnings Release and Supplemental Data

Table of Contents

Earnings Press Release

Pages 1 - 9

Consolidated Operating Results

S-1 & S-2

Consolidated Funds from Operations

S-3

Consolidated Balance Sheets

S-4

Debt Summary

S-5

Capitalization Data, Public Bond Covenants, Credit Ratings and Selected Credit Ratios

S-6

Portfolio Summary by County

S-7

Operating Income by Quarter

S-8

Same-Property Revenue Results by County, Quarter-to-Date

S-9

Same-Property Revenue Results by County, Year-to-Date

S-9.1

Same-Property Operating Expenses, Quarter and Year-to-Date

S-10

Development Pipeline

S-11

Capital Expenditures

S-12

Co-Investments and Preferred Equity Investments

S-13

Summary of Apartment Community Acquisitions and Dispositions Activity

S-14

Assumptions for 2026 FFO Guidance Range

S-15

Reconciliation of Projected EPS, FFO and Core FFO per diluted share

S-15.1

MSA Level Supply Forecast: 2025A – 2026E

S-16

Components to 2026E Same-Property Revenue Growth

S-16.1

Components to 2026E Core FFO Per Diluted Share

S-16.2

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

S-17.1 – S-17.4

1100 Park Place Suite 200 San Mateo California 94403 telephone 650 655 7800 facsimile 650 655 7810

www.essex.com

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Essex Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025

Results and Provides 2026 Guidance

San Mateo, California—February 4, 2026—Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) (the “Company”) announced today its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings results and related business activities.

Net Income, Funds from Operations (“FFO”), and Core FFO per diluted share for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 are detailed below.

Three Months Ended

December 31,

%

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

%

2025

2024

Change

2025

2024

Change

Per Diluted Share

Net Income

$1.25

$4.00

-68.8%

$10.40

$11.54

-9.9%

Total FFO

$3.94

$3.69

6.8%

$15.98

$15.99

-0.1%

Core FFO

$3.98

$3.92

1.5%

$15.94

$15.60

2.2%

Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Highlights:

●

Reported Net Income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2025 of $1.25, compared to $4.00 in the fourth quarter of 2024. For the full-year 2025, the Company reported Net Income per diluted share of $10.40 compared to $11.54 in 2024. The year-over-year decline in fourth quarter and full-year 2025 Net Income per diluted share is largely attributable to gains on sale of real estate and land and gains on remeasurement of co-investments in the prior year period.

●

T1Grew Core FFO per diluted share by 1.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2.2% compared to the full-year 2024, exceeding the midpoint of the Company’s original full year guidance range. The outperformance was primarily driven by favorable same-property revenue growth.

●

T2Achieved both same-property revenue and net operating income (“NOI”) growth of 3.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. For the full-year 2025, same-property revenue and NOI grew 3.3% and 3.2%, respectively, both exceeding the midpoint of the Company’s original guidance range.

●

T3For the full-year 2025, the Company acquired seven apartment communities for a total contract price of $829.4 million and disposed of five apartment communities for a total pro rata contract price of $563.8 million.

●

For the full-year 2025, the Company received cash proceeds of $189.8 million from nine structured finance redemptions yielding a weighted average return rate of 9.8% and committed $21.3 million at pro rata share in an investment yielding a 13.5% return rate.

●

T4Issued $350.0 million of 10-year senior unsecured notes in the fourth quarter bearing an interest rate of 4.875% per annum and a yield to maturity of 4.988%.

●

T5As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s immediately available liquidity was over $1.7 billion.

1100 Park Place Suite 200 San Mateo California 94403 telephone 650 655 7800 facsimile 650 655 7810

www.essex.com

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Same-Property Operations

Same-property operating results exclude any properties that are not comparable for the periods presented. The table below illustrates the percentage change in same-property revenue on a year-over-year basis for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and on a sequential basis for the three months ended December 31, 2025, by submarket for the Company:

Revenue Change

Q4 2025

vs. Q4 2024

YTD 2025

vs. YTD 2024

Q4 2025

vs. Q3 2025

% of Total Q4

2025 Revenue

Southern California

Los Angeles County

4.5%

3.4%

1.2%

18.7%

Orange County

4.3%

3.6%

1.1%

9.2%

San Diego County

2.1%

2.4%

0.8%

9.3%

Ventura County

3.5%

3.8%

0.7%

4.3%

Total Southern California

3.8%

3.3%

1.1%

41.5%

Northern California

Santa Clara County

5.2%

3.8%

0.8%

20.3%

Alameda County

3.0%

2.7%

1.1%

7.0%

San Mateo County

6.2%

5.0%

0.3%

4.7%

Contra Costa County

2.0%

2.0%

0.3%

5.4%

San Francisco

2.0%

5.0%

-1.2%

3.0%

Total Northern California

4.2%

3.6%

0.6%

40.4%

Seattle Metro

3.1%

2.8%

-0.8%

18.1%

Same-Property Portfolio

3.8%

3.3%

0.5%

100.0%

The table below illustrates the components that drove the change in same-property revenue on a year-over-year basis for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and on a sequential basis for the three months ended December 31, 2025.

Same-Property Revenue Components

Q4 2025

vs. Q4 2024

YTD 2025

vs. YTD 2024

Q4 2025

vs. Q3 2025

Scheduled Rents

2.2%

2.3%

0.1%

Reported Delinquency (1)

0.7%

0.5%

0.0%

Cash Concessions

0.0%

0.0%

-0.2%

Vacancy

0.3%

0.0%

0.2%

Other Income

0.6%

0.5%

0.4%

2025 Same-Property Revenue Growth

3.8%

3.3%

0.5%

(1)

The fourth quarter 2025 year-over-year increase to revenue related to delinquency is largely attributable to the Company recording a non-cash charge in the fourth quarter of 2024 and fully eliminating its remaining $2.7 million residential accounts receivable balance.

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Year-Over-Year Change

Year-Over-Year Change

Q4 2025 compared to Q4 2024

YTD 2025 compared to YTD 2024

Revenue

Operating

Expenses

NOI

Revenue

Operating

Expenses

NOI

Southern California

3.8%

5.9%

2.9%

3.3%

5.4%

2.4%

Northern California

4.2%

1.9%

5.3%

3.6%

3.0%

3.8%

Seattle Metro

3.1%

3.8%

2.7%

2.8%

0.5%

3.7%

Same-Property Portfolio

3.8%

3.8%

3.8%

3.3%

3.5%

3.2%

Sequential Change

Q4 2025 compared to Q3 2025

Revenue

Operating

Expenses

NOI

Southern California

1.1%

-2.0%

2.4%

Northern California

0.6%

-3.9%

2.6%

Seattle Metro

-0.8%

-0.5%

-0.9%

Same-Property Portfolio

0.5%

-2.5%

1.9%

Financial Occupancies

Quarter Ended

12/31/2025

9/30/2025

12/31/2024

Southern California

96.3%

95.8%

95.6%

Northern California

96.4%

96.3%

96.2%

Seattle Metro

96.1%

96.2%

96.2%

Same-Property Portfolio

96.3%

96.1%

95.9%

Investment Activity

Acquisitions

In November, the Company acquired 1250 Lakeside, a 250-unit apartment community built in 2021 and located in Sunnyvale, CA for a contract price of $143.5 million.

Other Investments

In the fourth quarter, the Company received cash proceeds of $91.1 million from full redemptions of three structured finance investments yielding a 9.6% weighted average rate of return. For the full-year, the Company received cash proceeds of $189.8 million from nine structured finance redemptions yielding a 9.8% weighted average rate of return.

In the fourth quarter, the Company repaid an $88.2 million senior mortgage associated with a preferred equity investment in an apartment community consisting of 376 units and approximately 9,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. The community was built in 2021 and is located in Los Angeles, CA. Concurrent with the repayment, the Company assumed full managerial control and consolidated the community on its financial statements based on a valuation of $167.7 million.

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Balance sheet and Liquidity

Balance Sheet

In October, the Company executed an amendment of its existing $300.0 million unsecured term loan to extend the maturity date from October 2027 to January 2031, inclusive of extension options exercisable at the Company’s option. The interest rate was reduced by 0.10% to SOFR plus 0.85% and is swapped to an all-in fixed rate of 4.07% through October 2026.

In December, the Company issued $350.0 million of 10-year senior unsecured notes due in February 2036 bearing an interest rate of 4.875% per annum and a yield to maturity of 4.988%. The proceeds are intended to repay a portion of the Company’s $450.0 million senior notes due April 2026.

Common Stock and Liquidity

In the fourth quarter, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock through its equity distribution program, exercise any of its previously disclosed forward sale agreements, or repurchase any shares through its stock repurchase plan.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had over $1.7 billion in liquidity via undrawn capacity on its unsecured credit facilities, cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

2026 Full-Year Guidance and Key Assumptions

Per Diluted Share

Range

Midpoint

G1Net Income

$5.55 - $6.05

$5.80

G2Total FFO

$15.54 - $16.04

$15.79

G3Core FFO

$15.69 - $16.19

$15.94

G4Q1 2026 Core FFO

$3.89 - $4.01

$3.95

Estimated Same-Property Portfolio Growth

Based on 52,209 Apartment Homes

Range

Midpoint

Cash-Basis (1)

G5Revenue

1.70% to 3.10%

2.40%

G6Operating Expenses

2.50% to 3.50%

3.00%

G7Net Operating Income

0.80% to 3.40%

2.10%

(1)

The midpoint of the Company’s same-property revenue and NOI on a GAAP basis are 2.50% and 2.20%, respectively.

Key 2026 Assumptions

•

Investment activities will be influenced by market conditions and cost of capital, consistent with the Company’s historical practice of creating NAV and FFO per share.

•

Guidance assumes $175 million in structured finance maturities.

•

The Company expects development funding of approximately $80 million and does not currently plan to start any new developments.

•

Revenue generating capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $100 million at the Company’s pro rata share.

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2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share Guidance Midpoint versus Full-Year 2025

The table below provides a summary of changes between the Company’s 2025 Core FFO per diluted share and its 2026 Core FFO per diluted share guidance midpoint.

2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share Guidance Midpoint versus 2025

Midpoint

2025 Core FFO Per Diluted Share

$

15.94

NOI from Consolidated Communities

0.60

Structured Finance (Preferred Equity & Mezz) (1)

(0.38)

G&A and Interest and Other Income (2)

(0.09)

FFO from Co-Investments, excluding Preferred Equity

(0.07)

Consolidated Net Interest Expense

(0.06)

2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share Guidance Midpoint

$

15.94

2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share, Excluding Structured Finance Impact (3)

$

16.23

(1)

T6Reflects the gross impact of structured finance investment activities in 2025 and 2026E. The impact, net of reinvestment, is approximately $0.29, with the reinvestment offset accounted for in “NOI from consolidated communities.”

(2)

Excludes interest income related to the Company’s structured finance subordinated loans, which is reflected in the structured finance line.

(3)

Excluding the impact from structured finance-related headwinds, net of reinvestment, the Core FFO per diluted share midpoint would be $16.23, equating to 1.8% year-over-year growth.

For additional details regarding the Company’s 2026 FFO guidance range, please see page S-15 and S-16.2 of the supplemental financial information.

Conference Call with Management

The Company will host an earnings conference call with management to discuss its quarterly results on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET), which will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.essex.com, and accessible via phone by dialing toll-free, (877) 407-0784, or toll/international, (201) 689-8560. No passcode is necessary.

A rebroadcast of the live call will be available online for 30 days and digitally for 7 days. To access the replay online, go to www.essex.com and select the fourth quarter 2025 earnings link. To access the replay, dial (844) 512-2921 using the replay pin number 13757926. If you are unable to access the information via the Company’s website, please contact the Investor Relations Department at investors@essex.com or call (650) 655-7800.

Corporate Profile

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 259 apartment communities comprising over 63,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company’s website at www.essex.com.

This press release and accompanying supplemental financial information has been furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission electronically on Form 8-K and can be accessed from the Company’s website at www.essex.com. If you are unable to obtain the information via the Web, please contact the Investor Relations Department at (650) 655-7800.

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FFO Reconciliation

FFO, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), is generally considered by industry analysts as an appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT. Generally, FFO adjusts the net income of equity REITs for non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization of rental properties, impairment charges, gains on sales of real estate and extraordinary items. Management considers FFO and FFO which excludes non-core items, which is referred to as “Core FFO,” to be useful supplemental operating performance measures of an equity REIT because, together with net income and cash flows, FFO and Core FFO provide investors with additional bases to evaluate the operating performance and ability of a REIT to incur and service debt and to fund acquisitions and other capital expenditures and to pay dividends.

By excluding gains or losses related to sales of depreciated operating properties and land and excluding real estate depreciation (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a real estate company between periods or as compared to different companies. By further adjusting for items that are not considered part of the Company’s core business operations, Core FFO allows investors to compare the core operating performance of the Company to its performance in prior reporting periods and to the operating performance of other real estate companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual operating results.

FFO and Core FFO do not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are not intended to indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income as an indicator of the REIT’s operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. FFO and Core FFO do not measure whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all cash needs including principal amortization, capital improvements and distributions to stockholders. FFO and Core FFO also do not represent cash flows generated from operating, investing or financing activities as defined under GAAP.

Management has consistently applied the NAREIT definition of FFO to all periods presented. However, there is judgment involved and other REITs’ calculation of FFO may vary from the NAREIT definition for this measure, and thus their disclosures of FFO may not be comparable to the Company’s calculation.

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The following table sets forth the Company’s calculation of diluted FFO and Core FFO for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands, except for share and per share amounts):

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net income available to common stockholders

$

80,573

$

257,453

$

669,666

$

741,522

Adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization

153,265

148,435

607,542

580,220

Gains not included in FFO

-

(216,229

)

(305,043

)

(386,138

)

Impairment loss from unconsolidated co-investments

12,634

-

12,634

3,726

Depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated co-investments

13,721

14,676

56,848

66,943

Noncontrolling interest related to Operating Partnership units

2,822

9,339

23,649

26,414

Depreciation attributable to third party ownership and other (1)

(38

)

32,340

(160

)

31,191

FFO attributable to common stockholders and unitholders

$

262,977

$

246,014

$

1,065,136

$

1,063,878

FFO per share – diluted

$

3.94

$

3.69

$

15.98

$

15.99

Expensed acquisition and investment related costs

$

-

$

4

$

25

$

72

Tax expense (benefit) on unconsolidated technology co-investments

257

270

(2,096

)

(929

)

Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on marketable securities, net

250

2,298

(3,809

)

(8,347

)

Provision for credit losses

(35

)

(63

)

26

(179

)

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

(547

)

(4,062

)

(6,552

)

(10,344

)

Loss on early retirement of debt

-

-

762

-

Loss on early retirement of debt from unconsolidated co-investments

122

-

122

-

Co-investment promote income

-

-

-

(1,531

)

Income from early redemption of preferred equity investments and notes receivable

-

-

(70

)

-

General and administrative and other, net (2)

2,141

16,938

10,004

39,341

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net (3)

(19

)

118

(808

)

(43,794

)

Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and unitholders

$

265,146

$

261,517

$

1,062,740

$

1,038,167

Core FFO per share – diluted

$

3.98

$

3.92

$

15.94

$

15.60

Weighted average number of shares outstanding diluted (4)

66,675,698

66,642,599

66,669,649

66,533,908

(1)

Includes $32.4 million of gain on sale attributable to noncontrolling interest for both the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

(2)

Includes political advocacy costs of $2.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and $14.8 million and $33.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively.

(3)

There were no material gains from legal settlements during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and the three months ended December 31, 2024. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company settled two lawsuits related to construction defects at two communities and received cash recoveries of $42.5 million. The Company determined that all uncertainties were resolved upon receipt of cash and recorded a gain which was excluded from Core FFO.

(4)

Assumes conversion of all outstanding limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership into shares of the Company’s common stock and excludes DownREIT limited partnership units.

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Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and Same-Property NOI Reconciliations

NOI and Same-Property NOI are considered by management to be important supplemental performance measures to earnings from operations included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. The presentation of same-property NOI assists with the presentation of the Company’s operations prior to the allocation of depreciation and any corporate-level or financing-related costs. NOI reflects the operating performance of a community and allows for an easy comparison of the operating performance of individual communities or groups of communities. In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different financing and overhead structures, with varying marginal impacts to overhead by acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or group of assets.

The Company defines same-property NOI as same-property revenue less same-property operating expenses, including property taxes. Please see the reconciliation of earnings from operations to NOI and same-property NOI, which in the table below is the NOI for stabilized properties consolidated by the Company for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Earnings from operations

$

152,136

$

304,496

$

899,316

$

703,095

Adjustments:

Corporate-level property management expenses

12,284

11,877

49,052

46,208

Depreciation and amortization

153,265

148,435

607,542

580,220

Management and other fees from affiliates

(2,303

)

(2,416

)

(9,381

)

(10,265

)

General and administrative

20,441

31,528

71,948

98,902

Expensed acquisition and investment related costs

-

4

25

72

Gain on sale of real estate and land

-

(175,583

)

(299,524

)

(175,583

)

NOI

335,823

318,341

1,318,978

1,242,649

Less: Non-same property NOI

(44,606

)

(37,870

)

(168,608

)

(128,084

)

Same-Property NOI

$

291,217

$

280,471

$

1,150,370

$

1,114,565

Safe Harbor Statement Under The Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements which are not historical facts, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations, estimates, assumptions, hopes, intentions, beliefs and strategies regarding the future. Words such as “expects,” “assumes,” “anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “future,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the Company’s first quarter and full-year 2026 guidance (including net income, Total FFO and Core FFO, same-property growth and related assumptions) and anticipated yield on certain investments.

While the Company’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company cannot assure the future results or outcome of the matters described in these statements; rather, these statements merely reflect the Company’s current expectations of the approximate outcomes of the matters discussed.

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Factors that might cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: assumptions related to our first quarter and full-year 2026 guidance; occupancy rates and rental demand may be adversely affected by competition and local economic and market conditions; there may be increased interest rates, inflation, escalated operating costs and possible recessionary impacts; tariffs, geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts, and the related impacts on macroeconomic conditions, including, among other things, interest rates and inflation; the terms of any refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness; the Company’s inability to maintain its investment grade credit rating with the rating agencies; the Company may be unsuccessful in the management of its relationships with its co-investment partners; the Company may fail to achieve its business objectives; time of actual completion and/or stabilization of development and redevelopment projects; estimates of future income from an acquired property may prove to be inaccurate; future cash flows may be inadequate to meet operating requirements and/or may be insufficient to provide for dividend payments in accordance with REIT requirements; changes in laws or regulations and the anticipated or actual impact of future changes in laws or regulations; unexpected difficulties in leasing of future development projects; volatility in financial and securities markets; the Company’s failure to successfully operate acquired properties; unforeseen consequences from cyber-intrusion; government approvals, actions and initiatives, including the need for compliance with environmental requirements; and those further risks, special considerations, and other factors referred to in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and those risk factors and special considerations set forth in the Company’sother filings with the SEC which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, the Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement this information for any reason, and therefore, they may not represent the Company’s estimates and assumptions after the date of this press release.

Definitions and Reconciliations

Non-GAAP financial measures and certain other capitalized terms, as used in this earnings release, are defined and further explained on pages S-17.1 through S-17.4, “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms,” of the accompanying supplemental financial information. The supplemental financial information is available on the Company’s website at www.essex.com.

Contact Information

Loren Rainey

Sr. Director, Investor Relations

(650) 655-7800

lrainey@essex.com

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Operating Results

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Revenues:

Rental and other property

$

477,323

$

452,053

$

1,877,964

$

1,764,185

Management and other fees from affiliates

2,303

2,416

9,381

10,265

479,626

454,469

1,887,345

1,774,450

Expenses:

Property operating

141,500

133,712

558,986

521,536

Corporate-level property management expenses

12,284

11,877

49,052

46,208

Depreciation and amortization

153,265

148,435

607,542

580,220

General and administrative

20,441

31,528

71,948

98,902

Expensed acquisition and investment related costs

-

4

25

72

327,490

325,556

1,287,553

1,246,938

Gain on sale of real estate and land

-

175,583

299,524

175,583

Earnings from operations

152,136

304,496

899,316

703,095

Interest expense, net (1)

(64,621

)

(60,377

)

(253,675

)

(232,430

)

Interest and other income

3,007

2,659

20,004

80,951

Equity (loss) income from co-investments

(4,520

)

14,539

35,464

48,206

Tax (expense) benefit on unconsolidated technology co-investments

(257

)

(270

)

2,096

929

Loss on early retirement of debt

-

-

(762

)

-

Gain on remeasurement of co-investment

-

40,646

330

210,555

Net income

85,745

301,693

702,773

811,306

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(5,172

)

(44,240

)

(33,107

)

(69,784

)

Net income available to common stockholders

$

80,573

$

257,453

$

669,666

$

741,522

Net income per share - basic

$

1.25

$

4.01

$

10.40

$

11.55

Shares used in income per share - basic

64,411,446

64,270,342

64,379,418

64,228,356

Net income per share - diluted

$

1.25

$

4.00

$

10.40

$

11.54

Shares used in income per share - diluted

64,420,752

64,310,423

64,399,459

64,251,234

(1)

Refer to page S-17.2, the section titled “Interest Expense, Net” for additional information.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Consolidated Operating Results - Selected Line Item Detail

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Rental and other property

Rental income

$

470,113

$

445,385

$

1,850,551

$

1,735,411

Other property

7,210

6,668

27,413

28,774

Rental and other property

$

477,323

$

452,053

$

1,877,964

$

1,764,185

Property operating expenses

Real estate taxes

$

51,979

$

50,225

$

205,631

$

193,413

Administrative

15,281

14,619

60,673

57,500

Maintenance and repairs

16,209

14,236

63,133

59,223

Personnel costs

26,592

25,943

107,035

100,199

Utilities

31,439

28,689

122,514

111,201

Property operating expenses

$

141,500

$

133,712

$

558,986

$

521,536

Interest and other income

Marketable securities and other income

$

3,203

$

5,035

$

15,413

$

28,764

Realized and unrealized (losses) gains on marketable securities, net

(250

)

(2,298

)

3,809

8,347

Provision for credit losses

35

63

(26

)

179

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net

19

(141

)

808

43,661

Interest and other income

$

3,007

$

2,659

$

20,004

$

80,951

Equity income from co-investments

Equity income (loss) from co-investments

$

231

$

(388

)

$

(777

)

$

(7,124

)

Income from preferred equity investments

7,458

10,842

37,186

47,048

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

547

4,062

6,552

10,344

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net

-

23

-

133

Impairment loss from unconsolidated co-investment

(12,634

)

-

(12,634

)

(3,726

)

Gain on sale of co-investment communities

-

-

5,189

-

Loss on early retirement of debt from unconsolidated co-investments

(122

)

-

(122

)

-

Co-investment promote income

-

-

-

1,531

Income from early redemption of preferred equity investments

-

-

70

-

Equity income from co-investments

$

(4,520

)

$

14,539

$

35,464

$

48,206

Noncontrolling interest

Limited partners of Essex Portfolio, L.P.

$

2,822

$

9,339

$

23,649

$

26,414

DownREIT limited partners’ distributions

2,292

2,240

9,264

9,107

Third-party ownership interest

58

32,661

194

34,263

Noncontrolling interest

$

5,172

$

44,240

$

33,107

$

69,784

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Consolidated Funds from Operations (1)

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts and in footnotes)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

December 31,

2025

2024

% Change

2025

2024

% Change

Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders (FFO)

Net income available to common stockholders

$

80,573

$

257,453

$

669,666

$

741,522

Adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization

153,265

148,435

607,542

580,220

Gains not included in FFO

-

(216,229

)

(305,043

)

(386,138

)

Impairment loss from unconsolidated co-investments

12,634

-

12,634

3,726

Depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated co-investments

13,721

14,676

56,848

66,943

Noncontrolling interest related to Operating Partnership units

2,822

9,339

23,649

26,414

Depreciation attributable to third party ownership and other (2)

(38

)

32,340

(160

)

31,191

Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders

$

262,977

$

246,014

$

1,065,136

$

1,063,878

FFO per share-diluted

$

3.94

$

3.69

6.8%

$

15.98

$

15.99

-0.1%

Components of the change in FFO

Non-core items:

Expensed acquisition and investment related costs

$

-

$

4

$

25

$

72

Tax expense (benefit) on unconsolidated technology co-investments (3)

257

270

(2,096

)

(929

)

Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on marketable securities, net

250

2,298

(3,809

)

(8,347

)

Provision for credit losses

(35

)

(63

)

26

(179

)

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

(547

)

(4,062

)

(6,552

)

(10,344

)

Loss on early retirement of debt

-

-

762

-

Loss on early retirement of debt from unconsolidated co-investments

122

-

122

-

Co-investment promote income

-

-

-

(1,531

)

Income from early redemption of preferred equity investments and notes receivable

-

-

(70

)

-

General and administrative and other, net (3)

2,141

16,938

10,004

39,341

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net (4)

(19

)

118

(808

)

(43,794

)

Core funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders

$

265,146

$

261,517

$

1,062,740

$

1,038,167

Core FFO per share-diluted

$

3.98

$

3.92

1.5%

$

15.94

$

15.60

2.2%

Weighted average number of shares outstanding diluted (5)

66,675,698

66,642,599

66,669,649

66,533,908

(1)

Refer to page S-17.2, the section titled “Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Core FFO” for additional information on the Company’s definition and use of FFO and Core FFO.

(2)

Includes $32.4 million of gain on sale attributable to noncontrolling interest for both the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

(3)

Includes political advocacy costs of $2.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and $14.8 million and $33.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively.

(4)

There were no material gains from legal settlements during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and the three months ended December 31, 2024. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company settled two lawsuits related to construction defects at two communities and received cash recoveries of $42.5 million. The Company determined that all uncertainties were resolved upon receipt of cash and recorded a gain which was excluded from Core FFO.

(5)

Assumes conversion of all outstanding limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership into shares of the Company’s common stock and excludes DownREIT limited partnership units.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Real estate investments:

Land and land improvements

$

3,363,169

$

3,246,789

Buildings and improvements

15,073,416

14,342,729

18,436,585

17,589,518

Less: accumulated depreciation

(6,532,003

)

(6,150,618

)

11,904,582

11,438,900

Real estate under development

157,122

52,682

Co-investments

630,550

935,014

12,692,254

12,426,596

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

85,586

75,846

Marketable securities

98,070

69,794

Notes and other receivables

141,591

206,706

Operating lease right-of-use assets

50,833

51,556

Prepaid expenses and other assets

90,675

96,861

Total assets

$

13,159,009

$

12,927,359

Unsecured debt, net

$

6,015,921

$

5,473,788

Mortgage notes payable, net

784,348

989,884

Lines of credit and commercial paper

-

137,945

Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments

98,837

79,273

Operating lease liabilities

51,487

52,473

Other liabilities

471,521

442,757

Total liabilities

7,422,114

7,176,120

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

28,263

30,849

Equity:

Common stock

6

6

Additional paid-in capital

6,683,514

6,668,047

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings

(1,148,195

)

(1,155,662

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

6,047

24,655

Total stockholders’ equity

5,541,372

5,537,046

Noncontrolling interest

167,260

183,344

Total equity

5,708,632

5,720,390

Total liabilities and equity

$

13,159,009

$

12,927,359

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Debt Summary - December 31, 2025

(Dollars in thousands, except in footnotes)

Scheduled principal payments, unamortized premiums (discounts) and (debt issuance costs) are as follows - excludes lines of credit and commercial paper:

Weighted Average

Unsecured

Secured

Total

Weighted

Average

Interest

Rate

Percentage

of Total

Debt

Balance

Outstanding

Interest

Rate

Maturity

in Years

Unsecured Debt, net

Bonds public - fixed rate

$

5,450,000

3.7

%

7.1

2026

$

450,000

$

99,405

$

549,405

3.5

%

8.0

%

Term loan (1)

600,000

4.1

%

4.7

2027

350,000

84,397

434,397

3.7

%

6.4

%

Unamortized discounts and debt

2028

450,000

68,332

518,332

2.2

%

7.6

%

issuance costs, net

(34,079

)

-

-

2029

500,000

1,456

501,456

4.1

%

7.3

%

Total unsecured debt, net

6,015,921

3.7

%

6.8

2030

850,000

66,592

916,592

3.6

%

13.4

%

Mortgage Notes Payable, net

2031

900,000

1,740

901,740

2.9

%

13.2

%

Fixed rate - secured

528,291

4.7

%

5.4

2032

650,000

1,903

651,903

2.6

%

9.5

%

Variable rate - secured (2)

258,780

3.6

%

13.3

2033

-

330,126

330,126

5.0

%

4.8

%

Unamortized premiums and debt

2034

550,000

2,275

552,275

5.5

%

8.1

%

issuance costs, net

(2,723

)

-

-

2035

400,000

2,487

402,487

5.5

%

5.9

%

Total mortgage notes payable, net

784,348

4.4

%

8.0

2036

350,000

2,719

352,719

5.0

%

5.2

%

Unsecured Lines of Credit and Commercial Paper

Thereafter

600,000

125,639

725,639

3.6

%

10.6

%

Line of credit (3)

-

4.8

%

N/A

Subtotal

6,050,000

787,071

6,837,071

3.8

%

100.0

%

Line of credit (4)

-

4.8

%

N/A

Debt Issuance Costs

(30,448

)

(2,520

)

(32,968

)

-

-

Commercial paper (5)

-

-

N/A

(Discounts)/Premiums

(3,631

)

(203

)

(3,834

)

-

-

Total lines of credit and commercial paper

-

4.8

%

N/A

Total

$

6,015,921

$

784,348

$

6,800,269

3.8

%

100.0

%

Total debt, net

$

6,800,269

3.8

%

7.0

Capitalized interest for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 was approximately $1.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively.

(1)

The Company has two unsecured term loans with a total capacity of $600.0 million. In October 2025, the first term loan, scheduled to mature in October 2027, was amended with a new maturity date of January 2031, inclusive of extensions at the Company’s option. The second term loan is scheduled to mature in May 2030, inclusive of extensions at the Company’s option.

(2)

$258.8 million of variable rate debt is tax exempt to the note holders.

(3)

This unsecured line of credit facility has a capacity of $1.5 billion, a scheduled maturity date in January 2030 and two 6-month extension options, exercisable at the Company’s option. The underlying interest rate on this line is SOFR plus 0.775%, which is based on a tiered rate structure tied to the Company’s long-term unsecured credit ratings.

(4)

The unsecured line of credit facility has a capacity of $75.0 million and a scheduled maturity date in July 2026. The underlying interest rate on this line is Adjusted SOFR plus 0.775%, which is based on a tiered rate structure tied to the Company’s corporate ratings.

(5)

The Company has a commercial paper program under which it can issue unsecured short-term notes, up to $750 million, which are backstopped by and reduce the borrowing capacity of the Company’s $1.5 billion unsecured line of credit facility.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Capitalization Data, Public Bond Covenants, Credit Ratings and Selected Credit Ratios - December 31, 2025

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

Capitalization Data

Public Bond Covenants (1)

Actual

Requirement

Total debt, net

$

6,800,269

Common stock and potentially dilutive securities

Debt to Total Assets:

35%

< 65%

Common stock outstanding

64,442

Limited partnership units (1)

2,250

Secured Debt to Total Assets:

4%

< 40%

Options-treasury method

9

Total shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities

66,701

Interest Coverage:

510%

> 150%

Common stock price per share as of December 31, 2025

$

261.68

Unsecured Debt Ratio (2):

291%

> 150%

Total equity capitalization

$

17,454,318

Selected Credit Ratios (3)

Actual

Total market capitalization

$

24,254,587

Net Indebtedness Divided by Adjusted EBITDAre, normalized and annualized:

5.6

Ratio of debt to total market capitalization

28.0

%

Unencumbered NOI to Adjusted Total NOI:

93%

Credit Ratings

Rating Agency

Rating

Outlook

Moody’s

Baa1

Stable

(1) Refer to page S-17.4 for additional information on the Company’s Public Bond Covenants.

Standard & Poor’s

BBB+

Stable

(2) Unsecured Debt Ratio is unsecured assets (excluding investments in co-investments) divided by unsecured indebtedness.

(1) Assumes conversion of all outstanding limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership into shares of the Company’s common stock.

(3) Refer to pages S-17.1 to S-17.4, the section titled “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms” for additional information on the Company’s Selected Credit Ratios.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Portfolio Summary by County as of December 31, 2025

Apartment Homes

Average Monthly Rental Rate (1)

Percent of NOI (2)

Region - County

Consolidated

Unconsolidated

Co-investments

Apartment

Homes in

Development (3)

Total

Consolidated

Unconsolidated

Co-investments (4)

Total (4)

Consolidated

Unconsolidated

Co-investments (4)

Total (4)

Southern California

Los Angeles County

9,664

1,586

-

11,250

$

2,712

$

2,576

$

2,700

15.5

%

19.8

%

15.8

%

Orange County

5,734

265

-

5,999

2,728

2,508

2,723

11.0

%

3.4

%

10.5

%

San Diego County

5,444

443

-

5,887

2,703

3,083

2,718

10.1

%

6.4

%

9.8

%

Ventura County and Other

2,756

373

-

3,129

2,531

3,249

2,583

5.0

%

6.9

%

5.2

%

Total Southern California

23,598

2,667

-

26,265

2,693

2,743

2,696

41.6

%

36.5

%

41.3

%

Northern California

Santa Clara County (5)

10,669

997

-

11,666

3,181

3,109

3,178

22.5

%

14.7

%

22.0

%

Alameda County

3,970

1,328

-

5,298

2,639

2,629

2,637

6.5

%

17.2

%

7.2

%

San Mateo County

2,483

195

543

3,221

3,429

3,869

3,446

5.5

%

2.9

%

5.3

%

Contra Costa County

2,619

-

-

2,619

2,778

-

2,778

4.9

%

0.0

%

4.6

%

San Francisco

1,356

537

-

1,893

2,966

3,469

3,050

2.1

%

8.1

%

2.5

%

Total Northern California

21,097

3,057

543

24,697

3,045

2,992

3,041

41.5

%

42.9

%

41.6

%

Seattle Metro

10,899

1,759

-

12,658

2,274

2,168

2,265

16.9

%

20.6

%

17.1

%

Total

55,594

7,483

543

63,620

$

2,744

$

2,711

$

2,742

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

(1)

Average monthly rental rate is defined as the total scheduled monthly rental income (actual rent for occupied apartment homes plus market rent for vacant apartment homes) for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, divided by the number of apartment homes as of December 31, 2025.

(2)

Represents the percentage of actual NOI for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. See “Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and Same-Property NOI Reconciliations” on page S-17.3.

(3)

Includes development communities with no rental income.

(4)

At Company’s pro rata share.

(5)

Includes all communities in Santa Clara County and one community in Santa Cruz County.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Operating Income by Quarter (1)

(Dollars in thousands)

Apartment

Homes

Q4 ‘25

Q3 ‘25

Q2 ‘25

Q1 ‘25

Q4 ‘24

Rental and other property revenues:

Same-property

49,032

$

414,848

$

412,710

$

409,713

$

405,718

$

399,520

Acquisitions (2)

5,790

48,447

44,001

41,784

34,770

26,772

Non-residential/other, net (3)

772

13,101

13,916

15,946

21,989

24,981

Straight-line rent concessions (4)

-

927

315

167

(388

)

780

Total rental and other property revenues

55,594

477,323

470,942

467,610

462,089

452,053

Property operating expenses:

Same-property

123,631

126,823

119,459

122,706

119,049

Acquisitions (2)

15,886

13,471

12,365

10,393

7,848

Non-residential/other, net (3) (5)

1,983

3,142

3,605

5,522

6,815

Total property operating expenses

141,500

143,436

135,429

138,621

133,712

Net operating income (NOI):

Same-property

291,217

285,887

290,254

283,012

280,471

Acquisitions (2)

32,561

30,530

29,419

24,377

18,924

Non-residential/other, net (3) (5)

11,118

10,774

12,341

16,467

18,166

Straight-line rent concessions (4)

927

315

167

(388

)

780

Total NOI

$

335,823

$

327,506

$

332,181

$

323,468

$

318,341

Same-property metrics

Operating margin

70

%

69

%

71

%

70

%

70

%

Annualized turnover

35

%

43

%

39

%

34

%

37

%

Financial occupancy

96.3

%

96.1

%

96.2

%

96.3

%

95.9

%

Delinquency as a % of scheduled rent (6)

0.5

%

0.5

%

0.5

%

0.5

%

1.3

%

Same-property net effective rate growth (7)

New lease

-2.4

%

-0.5

%

0.7

%

1.0

%

-1.9

%

Renewal

4.8

%

4.0

%

4.2

%

3.8

%

3.8

%

Blended

1.9

%

2.3

%

3.0

%

2.8

%

1.6

%

(1)

Includes consolidated communities only.

(2)

Acquisitions include properties acquired which did not have comparable stabilized results as of January 1, 2024.

(3)

Non-residential/other, net consists of revenues generated from retail space, commercial properties, held for sale properties, disposition properties, properties undergoing significant construction activities that do not meet our redevelopment criteria and two communities located in the California counties of Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, which the Company does not consider its core markets.

(4)

Represents straight-line concessions for residential operating communities. Same-property revenues reflect concessions on a cash basis. Total Rental and Other Property Revenues reflect concessions on a straight-line basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

(5)

Includes other expenses and intercompany eliminations pertaining to self-insurance.

(6)

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to fully eliminate its remaining $2.7 million residential accounts receivable balance. Excluding this adjustment, reported delinquency would have been 0.6% for the fourth quarter of 2024. There were no non-cash charges recorded for all other periods.

(7)

Represents the percentage change in similar term lease tradeouts, including the impact of leasing incentives. For the full-year 2025, the blended same-property net effective rate growth was 2.5%. The blended percentage change in all lease tradeouts, including the impact of leasing incentives, was 1.0% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2.6% for the full-year 2025.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Same-Property Revenue Results by County - Fourth Quarter 2025 vs. Fourth Quarter 2024 and Third Quarter 2025

(Dollars in thousands, except average monthly rental rates)

Q4 ‘25

Average Monthly Rental Rate

Financial Occupancy

Gross Revenues

Sequential Gross

Revenues

Region - County

Apartment

Homes

% of

Actual NOI

Q4 ‘25

Q4 ‘24

%

Change

Q4 ‘25

Q4 ‘24

%

Change

Q4 ‘25

Q4 ‘24

%

Change

Q3 ‘25

%

Change

Southern California

Los Angeles County

9,288

17.2

%

$

2,697

$

2,665

1.2

%

96.1

%

95.1

%

1.1

%

$

77,191

$

73,872

4.5

%

$

76,254

1.2

%

Orange County

4,523

9.8

%

2,750

2,697

2.0

%

96.8

%

96.0

%

0.8

%

38,370

36,788

4.3

%

37,951

1.1

%

San Diego County

4,588

9.7

%

2,729

2,686

1.6

%

96.3

%

96.0

%

0.3

%

38,521

37,734

2.1

%

38,207

0.8

%

Ventura County

2,255

4.7

%

2,515

2,455

2.4

%

96.3

%

96.4

%

-0.1

%

17,877

17,272

3.5

%

17,750

0.7

%

Total Southern California

20,654

41.4

%

2,696

2,654

1.6

%

96.3

%

95.6

%

0.7

%

171,959

165,666

3.8

%

170,162

1.1

%

Northern California

Santa Clara County

8,653

21.2

%

3,147

3,041

3.5

%

96.7

%

96.2

%

0.5

%

84,130

80,007

5.2

%

83,480

0.8

%

Alameda County

3,545

6.8

%

2,622

2,578

1.7

%

96.6

%

96.2

%

0.4

%

29,177

28,316

3.0

%

28,863

1.1

%

San Mateo County

1,864

4.6

%

3,370

3,220

4.7

%

96.3

%

96.5

%

-0.2

%

19,606

18,455

6.2

%

19,544

0.3

%

Contra Costa County

2,619

5.5

%

2,778

2,744

1.2

%

96.1

%

96.1

%

0.0

%

22,486

22,048

2.0

%

22,424

0.3

%

San Francisco

1,356

2.4

%

2,966

2,897

2.4

%

95.5

%

96.1

%

-0.6

%

12,580

12,336

2.0

%

12,731

-1.2

%

Total Northern California

18,037

40.5

%

3,000

2,914

3.0

%

96.4

%

96.2

%

0.2

%

167,979

161,162

4.2

%

167,042

0.6

%

Seattle Metro

10,341

18.1

%

2,282

2,228

2.4

%

96.1

%

96.2

%

-0.1

%

74,910

72,692

3.1

%

75,506

-0.8

%

Total Same-Property

49,032

100.0

%

$

2,720

$

2,660

2.3

%

96.3

%

95.9

%

0.4

%

$

414,848

$

399,520

3.8

%

$

412,710

0.5

%

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Same-Property Revenue Results by County - Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 vs. Twelve months ended December 31, 2024

(Dollars in thousands, except average monthly rental rates)

YTD 2025

Average Monthly Rental Rate

Financial Occupancy

Gross Revenues

Region - County

Apartment Homes

% of

Actual NOI

YTD 2025

YTD 2024

%

Change

YTD 2025

YTD 2024

%

Change

YTD 2025

YTD 2024

%

Change

Southern California

Los Angeles County

9,288

17.2

%

$

2,688

$

2,659

1.1

%

95.5

%

95.2

%

0.3

%

$

305,002

$

294,890

3.4

%

Orange County

4,523

9.7

%

2,728

2,654

2.8

%

96.4

%

96.4

%

0.0

%

151,338

146,086

3.6

%

San Diego County

4,588

9.8

%

2,715

2,650

2.5

%

96.1

%

96.4

%

-0.3

%

152,831

149,265

2.4

%

Ventura County

2,255

4.7

%

2,494

2,414

3.3

%

96.4

%

96.6

%

-0.2

%

70,655

68,074

3.8

%

Total Southern California

20,654

41.4

%

2,681

2,629

2.0

%

95.9

%

95.8

%

0.1

%

679,826

658,315

3.3

%

Northern California

Santa Clara County

8,653

20.9

%

3,106

3,014

3.1

%

96.6

%

96.6

%

0.0

%

331,833

319,714

3.8

%

Alameda County

3,545

6.7

%

2,604

2,579

1.0

%

96.4

%

96.0

%

0.4

%

115,353

112,349

2.7

%

San Mateo County

1,864

4.5

%

3,313

3,207

3.3

%

96.8

%

96.2

%

0.6

%

77,380

73,693

5.0

%

Contra Costa County

2,619

5.5

%

2,765

2,729

1.3

%

96.2

%

96.3

%

-0.1

%

89,716

87,931

2.0

%

San Francisco

1,356

2.6

%

2,944

2,887

2.0

%

96.3

%

95.2

%

1.2

%

50,518

48,108

5.0

%

Total Northern California

18,037

40.2

%

2,967

2,897

2.4

%

96.5

%

96.3

%

0.2

%

664,800

641,795

3.6

%

Seattle Metro

10,341

18.4

%

2,269

2,203

3.0

%

96.2

%

96.7

%

-0.5

%

298,363

290,294

2.8

%

Total Same-Property

49,032

100.0

%

$

2,699

$

2,638

2.3

%

96.2

%

96.2

%

0.0

%

$

1,642,989

$

1,590,404

3.3

%

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Same-Property Operating Expenses - Quarter to Date and Year to Date as of December 31, 2025 and 2024

(Dollars in thousands)

Based on 49,032 apartment homes

Q4 ‘25

Q4 ‘24

% Change

% of

Operating

Expense

Same-property operating expenses:

Real estate taxes

$

43,843

$

44,213

-0.8

%

35.5

%

Utilities

27,264

25,365

7.5

%

22.1

%

Personnel costs

23,197

22,915

1.2

%

18.8

%

Maintenance and repairs

14,158

12,381

14.4

%

11.5

%

Administrative

6,617

5,988

10.5

%

5.4

%

Insurance and other

8,552

8,187

4.5

%

6.7

%

Total same-property operating expenses

$

123,631

$

119,049

3.8

%

100.0

%

YTD 2025

YTD 2024

% Change

% of

Operating

Expense

Same-property operating expenses:

Real estate taxes

$

176,145

$

175,696

0.3

%

35.8

%

Utilities

106,677

98,630

8.2

%

21.7

%

Personnel costs

93,916

90,166

4.2

%

19.1

%

Maintenance and repairs

55,289

52,743

4.8

%

11.2

%

Administrative

26,557

26,108

1.7

%

5.4

%

Insurance and other

34,035

32,496

4.7

%

6.8

%

Total same-property operating expenses

$

492,619

$

475,839

3.5

%

100.0

%

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Development Pipeline - December 31, 2025

(Dollars in millions, except per apartment home amounts in thousands)

Project Name - Location

Ownership

%

Estimated

Apartment

Homes

Estimated

Commercial

sq. feet

Incurred to

Date (1)

Remaining

Costs

Estimated

Total Cost

Cost per

Apartment

Home (2)

Construction

Start

Initial

Occupancy

Stabilized

Operations

Development Projects - Consolidated

7 South Linden - South San Francisco, CA

100%

543

-

$

110

$

201

$

311

$

573

Q1 2025

Q2 2028

Q1 2030

Total Development Projects - Consolidated

543

-

110

201

311

$

573

Land Held for Future Development - Consolidated

Other Projects - Various

100%

-

-

47

-

47

Total Development Pipeline - Consolidated

543

-

$

157

$

201

$

358

(1)

Includes capitalized interest costs of $1.1 million and $3.4 million and overhead costs of $0.6 million and $2.2 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, respectively.

(2)

Net of the estimated allocation to the retail component of the project, as applicable.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Capital Expenditures - December 31, 2025 (1)

(Dollars in thousands, except in footnotes and per apartment home amounts)

Revenue Generating Capital Expenditures (2)

Q4 ‘25

Trailing 4

Quarters

Same-property portfolio

$

20,193

$

75,687

Non-same property portfolio

1,643

6,705

Total revenue generating capital expenditures

$

21,836

$

82,392

Number of same-property interior renovations

266

2,926

Number of total consolidated interior renovations

298

3,211

Non-Revenue Generating Capital Expenditures (3)

Q4 ‘25

Trailing 4

Quarters

Non-revenue generating capital expenditures

$

28,947

$

124,318

Average apartment homes in quarter

55,281

55,056

Capital expenditures per apartment home

$

524

$

2,258

(1)

The Company incurred $0.1 million of capitalized interest, $5.6 million of capitalized overhead and $0.1 million of co-investment fees related to redevelopment in Q4 2025.

(2)

Represents revenue generating expenditures, such as full-scale redevelopments, interior unit turn renovations, enhanced amenities and certain sustainability initiatives that generate higher revenues or expense savings.

(3)

Represents roof replacements, paving, building and mechanical systems, exterior painting, siding, etc. Non-revenue generating capital expenditures does not include costs related to retail, furniture and fixtures, expenditures in which the Company has been reimbursed or expects to be reimbursed, and expenditures incurred due to changes in governmental regulation that the Company would not have incurred otherwise.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Co-investments and Preferred Equity Investments - December 31, 2025

(Dollars in thousands, except in footnotes)

Weighted

Average

Essex

Ownership

Percentage

Apartment

Homes

Total

Undepreciated

Book Value

Debt

Amount

Essex

Book Value

Weighted

Average

Borrowing

Rate (1)

Remaining

Term of Debt

(in Years)

Three Months

Ended

December 31,

2025

Twelve Months

Ended

December 31,

2025

Operating and Other Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

NOI

Wesco I, III, IV, V, VI (2)

54%

5,765

$

2,086,808

$

1,371,774

$

73,002

3.3

%

2.1

$

30,104

$

121,341

BEX IV, 500 Folsom

50%

732

617,282

176,400

135,518

3.6

%

20.5

4,766

20,557

Other (3)

53%

986

386,464

291,476

95,851

3.7

%

11.5

5,698

22,398

Total Operating and Other Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

7,483

$

3,090,554

$

1,839,650

$

304,371

3.4

%

5.4

$

40,568

$

164,296

Essex Portion of NOI and

Expenses

NOI

$

22,232

$

89,807

Depreciation

(13,721

)

(56,848

)

Interest expense and other, net

(8,280

)

(33,736

)

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

547

6,552

Gain on sale of co-investment communities

-

5,189

Loss on early retirement of debt from unconsolidated co-investment

(122

)

(122

)

Net income from operating and other co-investments

$

656

$

10,842

Weighted

Average

Preferred

Return

Weighted

Average

Expected

Term

Income from Preferred Equity

Investments

Income from preferred equity investments

$

7,458

$

37,186

Impairment loss from unconsolidated co-investment

(12,634

)

(12,634

)

Income from early redemption of preferred equity investments

-

70

Preferred Equity Investments (4)

$

227,342

10.5

%

2.0

$

(5,176

)

$

24,622

Total Co-investments

$

531,713

$

(4,520

)

$

35,464

(1)

Represents the year-to-date annual weighted average borrowing rate.

(2)

As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s investments in Wesco I, Wesco III, and Wesco IV were classified as a liability of $95.8 million due to distributions received in excess of the Company’s investment.

(3)

As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s investment in Expo was classified as a liability of $3.0 million due to distributions received in excess of the Company’s investment. The weighted average Essex ownership percentage excludes our investments in unconsolidated technology co-investments.

(4)

As of December 31, 2025, the Company is invested in 10 preferred equity investments, including one preferred equity investment held by Wesco VII LLC.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Summary of Apartment Community Acquisitions and Dispositions Activity - Year to date as of December 31, 2025

(Dollars in thousands, except for average monthly rent)

Acquisitions

Property Name

Location

Apartment

Homes

Year Built

Essex

Ownership

Percentage

Entity

Date

Total Contract

Price at

Pro Rata Share

Price per

Apartment Home (1)

Average

Monthly Rent

The Plaza

Foster City, CA

307

2013

100%

EPLP

Jan-25

$

161,375

$

512

$

3,310

One Hundred Grand (2)

Foster City, CA

166

2016

N/A

EPLP

Feb-25

105,250

615

3,881

ROEN Menlo Park

Menlo Park, CA

146

2017

100%

EPLP

Feb-25

78,750

539

3,647

Q1 2025

619

$

345,375

$

546

Revere Campbell (2)

Campbell, CA

168

2015

N/A

EPLP

May-25

$

118,000

$

664

$

4,014

The Parc at Pruneyard

Campbell, CA

252

1968

100%

EPLP

May-25

122,500

486

3,104

Q2 2025

420

$

240,500

$

557

ViO

San Jose, CA

234

2016

100%

EPLP

Sep-25

$

100,000

$

417

$

2,966

Q3 2025

234

$

100,000

$

417

1250 Lakeside

Sunnyvale, CA

250

2021

100%

EPLP

Nov-25

$

143,500

$

574

$

3,591

Q4 2025

250

$

143,500

$

574

2025 Total

1,523

$

829,375

$

534

Dispositions

Property Name

Location

Apartment

Homes

Year Built

Essex

Ownership

Percentage

Entity

Date

Total Contract

Price at

Pro Rata Share

Price per

Apartment Home (1)

Highridge (2)

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

255

1972

N/A

EPLP

Feb-25

$

127,000

$

498

Q1 2025

255

$

127,000

$

498

Essex Skyline

Santa Ana, CA

350

2008

100%

EPLP

Apr-25

$

239,580

$

685

Q2 2025

350

$

239,580

$

685

The Grand

Oakland, CA

243

2009

100%

EPLP

Jul-25

$

97,500

$

399

8th & Republican

Seattle, WA

211

2016

50%

JV

Sep-25

47,425

436

Fourth & U

Berkeley, CA

171

2010

100%

EPLP

Sep-25

52,300

284

Q3 2025

625

$

197,225

$

369

2025 Total

1,230

$

563,805

$

496

(1)

Price per apartment home excludes value allocated to the retail component, as applicable.

(2)

The noncontrolling members’ ownership interest in Highridge, a community owned by consolidated DownREIT entities prior to its disposition, were transferred to One Hundred Grand and Revere Campbell pursuant to the like-kind exchange rules under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Assumptions for 2026 FFO Guidance Range

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The guidance projections below are based on current expectations and are forward-looking. The guidance on this page is given for Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and Total and Core FFO. See pages S-17.1 to S-17.4 for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms.

Twelve Months Ended

2026 Full-Year Guidance Range

December 31, 2025 (1)

Low End

High End

Comments about 2026 Full-Year Guidance

Total NOI from Consolidated Communities

$

1,318,978

$

1,345,000

$

1,373,000

Includes a range of same-property NOI growth of 0.8% to 3.4%

Management Fees

$

9,381

8,500

9,500

Interest Expense

Interest expense, before capitalized interest

(257,334

)

(266,100

)

(262,500

)

Reflects higher refinance rates for maturing debt

Interest capitalized

3,659

6,200

7,200

Net interest expense

(253,675

)

(259,900

)

(255,300

)

Recurring Income and Expenses

Interest and other income

15,413

9,700

10,700

Reflects lower income from subordinated loans

FFO from co-investments

93,257

66,900

69,900

Reflects lower preferred equity income due to 2025 redemptions (~$190M) and 2026 expectations

General and administrative

(61,944

)

(60,000

)

(64,000

)

Corporate-level property management expenses

(49,052

)

(52,800

)

(54,000

)

Non-controlling interest

(9,618

)

(10,100

)

(9,100

)

Total recurring income and expenses

(11,944

)

(46,300

)

(46,500

)

Non-Core Income and Expenses

Expensed acquisition and investment related costs

(25

)

-

-

Tax benefit on unconsolidated technology co-investments

2,096

-

-

Realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities, net

3,809

-

-

Provision for credit losses

(26

)

-

-

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

6,552

-

-

Loss on early retirement of debt, net

(762

)

-

-

Loss on early retirement of debt from unconsolidated co-investments

(122

)

-

-

Income from early redemption of preferred equity investments

70

-

-

General and administrative and other, net

(10,004

)

(10,000

)

(10,000

)

Relates to advocacy and litigation costs

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net

808

-

-

Total non-core income and expenses

2,396

(10,000

)

(10,000

)

Funds from Operations (2)

$

1,065,136

$

1,037,300

$

1,070,700

Funds from Operations per diluted Share

$

15.98

$

15.54

$

16.04

% Change - Funds from Operations

-0.1

%

-2.8

%

0.4

%

Core Funds from Operations (excludes non-core items)

$

1,062,740

$

1,047,300

$

1,080,700

Core Funds from Operations per diluted Share

$

15.94

$

15.69

$

16.19

% Change - Core Funds from Operations

2.2

%

-1.6

%

1.6

%

EPS - Diluted

$

10.40

$

5.55

$

6.05

Weighted average shares outstanding - FFO calculation

66,670

66,750

66,750

(1)

All non-core items are excluded from the 2025 actuals and included in the non-core income and expense section of the FFO reconciliation.

(2)

2026 guidance excludes inestimable projected gain/(loss) on sale of marketable securities, gain/(loss) on early retirement of debt, and promote income until they are realized within the reporting period presented in the report.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Reconciliation of Projected EPS, FFO and Core FFO per diluted share

With respect to the Company’s guidance regarding its projected FFO and Core FFO, which guidance is set forth in the earnings release and on page S-15 of this supplement, a reconciliation of projected net income per share to projected FFO per share and projected Core FFO per share, as set forth in such guidance, is presented in the table below.

2026 Guidance Range (1)

Twelve Months

Ended December 31,

1st Quarter 2026

Full-Year 2026

2025

Low

High

Low

High

EPS - diluted

$

10.40

$

1.35

$

1.47

$

5.55

$

6.05

Conversion from GAAP share count

(0.36

)

(0.05

)

(0.05

)

(0.20

)

(0.20

)

Impairment Loss from unconsolidated co-investments

0.19

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

9.97

2.50

2.50

10.00

10.00

Noncontrolling interest related to Operating Partnership units

0.35

0.05

0.05

0.19

0.19

Gain on sale of real estate and land

(4.57

)

-

-

-

-

FFO per share - diluted

$

15.98

$

3.85

$

3.97

$

15.54

$

16.04

Tax benefit on unconsolidated technology co-investments

(0.03

)

-

-

-

-

Realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities, net

(0.06

)

-

-

-

-

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

(0.10

)

-

-

-

-

Loss on early retirement of debt, net

0.01

-

-

-

-

General and administrative and other, net

0.15

0.04

0.04

0.15

0.15

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net

(0.01

)

-

-

-

-

Core FFO per share - diluted

$

15.94

$

3.89

$

4.01

$

15.69

$

16.19

(1)

2026 guidance excludes inestimable projected gain/(loss) on sale of real estate and land, gain/(loss) on sale of marketable securities, gain/(loss) on early retirement of debt, and promote income until they are realized within the reporting period presented in the report.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Data based on Essex Data Analytics forecasts and third-party projections. Residential Supply: Total supply includes the Company’s estimate of multifamily (“MF”) deliveries of properties with 50+ units and excludes student, senior and 100% affordable housing communities. Multifamily estimates incorporate a methodological enhancement (“delay-adjusted supply”) to reflect the anticipated impact of continued construction delays in Essex markets. Single-family (“SF”) estimates are based on trailing single-family permits. Residential Supply Forecast (1) Residential Supply Forecast (1) 2025A 2026E Market Total MF/SF Supply Total Supply as a % of Stock Multifamily Supply Total MF/SF Supply Total Supply as a % of Stock Los Angeles 14,900 0.4% 6,300 12,100 0.3% Orange County 4,400 0.4% 2,500 5,200 0.5% San Diego 8,000 0.6% 4,900 7,700 0.6% Ventura 900 0.3% 600 1,000 0.3% Southern California 28,200 0.4% 14,300 26,000 0.4% San Francisco 1,700 0.2% 900 1,300 0.2% Oakland 3,200 0.3% 400 2,700 0.3% San Jose 5,800 0.8% 1,100 3,000 0.4% Northern California 10,700 0.4% 2,400 7,000 0.3% Seattle 13,500 1.0% 4,900 9,300 0.7% Total 52,400 0.5% 21,600 42,300 0.4% ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. MSA Level Supply Forecast: 2025A - 2026E See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information S-16

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. Components to 2026E Same-Property Revenue Growth See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information S-16.1 Our 2026 outlook assumes a muted U.S. labor market with the West Coast modestly outperforming, driven by growth in the technology sector. We expect similar blended rate growth to 2025 at a midpoint of 2.5%, with lower supply in 2026 offsetting the soft U.S. job growth environment. Source: Essex Financial occupancy, concessions, and delinquency not shown as they are expected to be net neutral to year-over-year 2026E same-property revenue growth. Embedded revenue growth or “earn-in” is the contribution to revenue growth in 2026 from leases signed during 2025.

Calculated as annualized scheduled rent at the end of 2025 compared against full-year 2025 scheduled rent. Excludes vacancy, concessions, and delinquency. (2) Blended Rate Growth of 2.5% (2.0% to 3.0%)

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. Components to 2026E Core FFO Per Diluted Share See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information S-16.2 In 2026, the Company faces its final year of structured finance headwinds, with the strategic reduction of the portfolio behind us. Excluding the impact from structured finance redemptions, the Company’s Core FFO per diluted share would be $16.23, equating to 1.8% growth. Source: Essex Includes NOI from commercial properties. Excludes interest income related to the Company’s structured finance notes receivables. (1) (2) Approximately -1.8%, Net of Reinvestment Reinvestment Offset Accounted for in Non Same-Property NOI 2026E Core FFO per Diluted Share $15.94 0.0%

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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

Adjusted EBITDAre Reconciliation

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”) defines earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”) (September 2017 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”)) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating properties, impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties, impairment write-downs of investments in unconsolidated entities caused by a decrease in value of depreciated operating properties within the joint venture and adjustments to reflect the Company’s share of EBITDAre of investments in unconsolidated entities.

The Company believes that EBITDAre is useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies as a supplemental measure of the Company’s ability to incur and service debt because it is a recognized measure of performance by the real estate industry, and by excluding gains or losses related to sales or impairment of depreciated operating properties, EBITDAre can help compare the Company’s credit strength between periods or as compared to different companies.

Adjusted EBITDAre represents EBITDAre further adjusted for non-comparable items and is a component of the credit ratio, “Net Indebtedness Divided by Adjusted EBITDAre, normalized and annualized,” presented on page S-6, in the section titled “Selected Credit Ratios,” and it is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as income tax payments, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and other fixed charges.

Adjusted EBITDAre is an important metric in evaluating the credit strength of the Company and its ability to service its debt obligations. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDAre is useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies because it allows investors to compare the Company’s credit strength to prior reporting periods and to other companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual credit quality.

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are not recognized measurements under U.S. GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company’s presentation of EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

The reconciliations of Net Income available to common stockholders to EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are presented in the table below:

(Dollars in thousands)

Three

Months Ended

December 31,

2025

Net income available to common stockholders

$

80,573

Adjustments:

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

5,172

Interest expense, net (1)

64,621

Depreciation and amortization

153,265

Income tax provision

43

Impairment loss from unconsolidated co-investment

12,634

Co-investment EBITDAre adjustments

21,780

EBITDAre

338,088

Realized and unrealized losses on marketable securities, net

250

Provision for credit losses

(35

)

Equity income from unconsolidated technology co-investments

(547

)

Tax expense on unconsolidated technology co-investments

257

General and administrative and other, net

2,141

Insurance reimbursements, legal settlements, and other, net

(19

)

Loss on early retirement of debt from unconsolidated co-investments

122

Adjusted EBITDAre

$

340,257

(1)

Interest expense, net includes items such as gains on derivatives and the amortization of deferred charges.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

Annualized Turnover

Annualized turnover is defined as the number of apartment homes turned over during the quarter, annualized, divided by the total number of apartment homes.

Financial Occupancy

Financial occupancy is defined as the percentage resulting from dividing actual rental income by total scheduled rental income. Actual rental income represents contractual rental income pursuant to leases without considering delinquency and concessions. Total scheduled rental income represents the value of all apartment homes, with occupied apartment homes valued at contractual rental rates pursuant to leases and vacant apartment homes valued at estimated market rents.

New Lease Net Effective Rate Growth and Renewal Net Effective Rate Growth

New lease net effective rate growth and renewal net effective rate growth represent the percentage change in similar term lease tradeouts, including the impact of leasing incentives.

Disposition Yield

Net operating income that the Company anticipates giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs allocated to the project divided by the gross sales price of the asset.

Acquisition Yield

Net operating income that the Company expects to achieve in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs allocated to the project and less an estimate for capital expenditures per unit divided by the gross sales price of the asset.

Encumbered

Encumbered means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, charge, pledge, security interest, security agreement or other encumbrance of any kind.

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Core FFO

FFO, as defined by Nareit, is generally considered by industry analysts as an appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT. Generally, FFO adjusts the net income of equity REITs for non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization of rental properties, impairment charges, gains on sales of real estate and extraordinary items. Management considers FFO and FFO which excludes non-core items, which is referred to as “Core FFO,” to be useful supplemental operating performance measures of an equity REIT because, together with net income and cash flows, FFO and Core FFO provide investors with additional bases to evaluate the operating performance and ability of a REIT to incur and service debt and to fund acquisitions and other capital expenditures and to pay dividends.

By excluding gains or losses related to sales of depreciated operating properties and land and excluding real estate depreciation (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a real estate company between periods or as compared to different companies. By further adjusting for items that are not considered part of the Company’s core business operations, Core FFO allows investors to compare the core operating performance of the Company to its performance in prior reporting periods and to the operating performance of other real estate companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual operating results.

FFO and Core FFO do not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by U.S. GAAP and are not intended to indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income as an indicator of the REIT’s operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. FFO and Core FFO do not measure whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all cash needs including principal amortization, capital improvements and distributions to stockholders. FFO and Core FFO also do not represent cash flows generated from operating, investing or financing activities as defined under GAAP.

Management has consistently applied the Nareit definition of FFO to all periods presented. However, there is judgment involved and other REITs’ calculation of FFO may vary from the Nareit definition for this measure, and thus their disclosures of FFO may not be comparable to the Company’s calculation.

The reconciliations of FFO and Core FFO per diluted share are detailed on page S-3 in the section titled “Consolidated Funds From Operations”.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net is presented on page S-1 in the section titled “Consolidated Operating Results”. Interest expense, net includes items such as gains on derivatives and the amortization of deferred charges and is presented in the table below:

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

Interest expense

$

65,749

$

61,244

$

258,404

$

235,529

Adjustments:

Total return swap income

(1,128

)

(867

)

(4,729

)

(3,099)

Interest expense, net

$

64,621

$

60,377

$

253,675

$

232,430

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

Net Indebtedness Divided by Adjusted EBITDAre

This credit ratio is presented on page S-6 in the section titled “Selected Credit Ratios.” This credit ratio is calculated by dividing net indebtedness by Adjusted EBITDAre, as annualized based on the most recent quarter, and adjusted for estimated net operating income from properties acquired or disposed of during the quarter. This ratio is presented by the Company because it provides rating agencies and investors an additional means of comparing the Company’s ability to service debt obligations to that of other companies. Net indebtedness is total debt, net less unamortized premiums, discounts, debt issuance costs, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAre is set forth in “Adjusted EBITDAre Reconciliation” on page S-17.1 The calculation of this credit ratio and a reconciliation of net indebtedness to total debt at pro rata share for co-investments, net is presented in the table below:

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31,

2025

Total consolidated debt, net

$

6,800,269

Total debt from co-investments at pro rata share

1,004,390

Adjustments:

Consolidated unamortized premiums, discounts, and debt issuance costs

36,802

Pro rata co-investments unamortized premiums, discounts, and debt issuance costs

4,218

Consolidated cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted

(76,241

)

Pro rata co-investment cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted

(29,451

)

Marketable securities

(98,070

)

Net Indebtedness

$

7,641,917

Adjusted EBITDAre, annualized (1)

$

1,361,028

Other EBITDAre normalization adjustments, net, annualized (2)

2,222

Adjusted EBITDAre, normalized and annualized

$

1,363,250

Net Indebtedness Divided by Adjusted EBITDAre, normalized and annualized

5.6

(1)

Based on the amount for the most recent quarter, multiplied by four.

(2)

Adjustments made for properties in lease-up, acquired, or disposed during the most recent quarter and other partial quarter activity, multiplied by four.

Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and Same-Property NOI Reconciliations

NOI and same-property NOI are considered by management to be important supplemental performance measures to earnings from operations included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. The presentation of same-property NOI assists with the presentation of the Company’s operations prior to the allocation of depreciation and any corporate-level or financing-related costs. NOI reflects the operating performance of a community and allows for an easy comparison of the operating performance of individual communities or groups of communities.

In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different financing and overhead structures, with varying marginal impacts to overhead by acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or group of assets. The Company defines same-property NOI as same-property revenues less same-property operating expenses, including property taxes. Please see the reconciliation of earnings from operations to NOI and same-property NOI, which in the table below is the NOI for stabilized properties consolidated by the Company for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

Earnings from operations

$

152,136

$

304,496

$

899,316

$

703,095

Adjustments:

Corporate-level property management expenses

12,284

11,877

49,052

46,208

Depreciation and amortization

153,265

148,435

607,542

580,220

Management and other fees from affiliates

(2,303

)

(2,416

)

(9,381

)

(10,265

)

General and administrative

20,441

31,528

71,948

98,902

Expensed acquisition and investment related costs

-

4

25

72

Gain on sale of real estate and land

-

(175,583

)

(299,524

)

(175,583

)

NOI

335,823

318,341

1,318,978

1,242,649

Less: Non-same property NOI

(44,606

)

(37,870

)

(168,608

)

(128,084

)

Same-Property NOI

$

291,217

$

280,471

$

1,150,370

$

1,114,565

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

Public Bond Covenants

Public Bond Covenants refer to certain covenants set forth in instruments governing the Company’s unsecured indebtedness. These instruments require the Company to meet specified financial covenants, including covenants relating to net worth, fixed charge coverage, debt service coverage, the amounts of total indebtedness and secured indebtedness, leverage and certain investment limitations. These covenants may restrict the Company’s ability to expand or fully pursue its business strategies. The Company’s ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by changes in the Company’s operating and financial performance, changes in general business and economic conditions, adverse regulatory developments or other events adversely impacting it. The breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the Company’s indebtedness, which could cause those and other obligations to become due and payable.

If any of the Company’s indebtedness is accelerated, the Company may not be able to repay it. For risks related to failure to comply with these covenants, see “Item 1A: Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Indebtedness and Financings” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The ratios set forth on page S-6 in the section titled “Public Bond Covenants” are provided only to show the Company’s compliance with certain specified covenants that are contained in indentures related to the Company’s issuance of Senior Notes, which indentures are filed by the Company with the SEC. See, for example, the indenture and supplemental indenture dated December 12, 2025, filed by the Company as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on December 12, 2025. These ratios should not be used for any other purpose, including without limitation to evaluate the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, nor do they indicate the Company’s covenant compliance as of any other date or for any other period.

The capitalized terms in the disclosure are defined in the indentures filed by the Company with the SEC and may differ materially from similar terms used by other companies that present information about their covenant compliance.

Same-Property Revenue Growth with Concessions on a GAAP basis

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

(Dollars in millions)

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

December 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

Reported rental revenue (1)

$

414.9

$

399.5

$

1,643.0

$

1,590.4

Straight-line rent impact to rental revenue

0.8

0.9

0.7

0.1

GAAP rental revenue

$

415.7

$

400.4

$

1,643.7

$

1,590.5

% change - reported rental revenue

3.8

%

3.3

%

% change - GAAP rental revenue

3.8

%

3.3

%

(1)

Same-property rental revenue reflects concessions on a cash basis.

Secured Debt

Secured Debt means debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is secured by an encumbrance on any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Company’s total amount of Secured Debt is set forth on page S-5.

Unencumbered NOI to Adjusted Total NOI

This ratio is presented on page S-6 in the section titled “Selected Credit Ratios”. Unencumbered NOI means the sum of NOI for those real estate assets which are not subject to an encumbrance securing debt. The ratio of Unencumbered NOI to Adjusted Total NOI for the three months ended December 31, 2025, annualized, is calculated by dividing Unencumbered NOI, annualized for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and as further adjusted for pro forma NOI for properties acquired or sold during the recent quarter, by Adjusted Total NOI as annualized. The calculation and reconciliation of NOI is set forth in “Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and Same-Property NOI Reconciliations” above. This ratio is presented by the Company because it provides rating agencies and investors an additional means of comparing the Company’s ability to service debt obligations to that of other companies.

The calculation of this ratio is presented in the table below:

(Dollars in thousands)

Annualized

Q4 ‘25 (1)

NOI

$

1,343,292

Adjustments:

Pro forma NOI from real estate assets sold and/or acquired

8,527

Other, net (2)

(13,707

)

Adjusted Total NOI

1,338,112

Less: Encumbered NOI

(92,225

)

Unencumbered NOI

$

1,245,887

Encumbered NOI

$

92,225

Unencumbered NOI

1,245,887

Adjusted Total NOI

$

1,338,112

Unencumbered NOI to Adjusted Total NOI

93

%

(1)

This table is based on the amounts for the most recent quarter, multiplied by four.

(2)

Includes intercompany eliminations pertaining to self-insurance and other expenses.

See Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC for additional information

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Mentions · how they’re counted

CategoryUnderlinedWord counterModel’s count
AI

AI, artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, large language model, LLM

000
Layoffs

layoffs, RIF, headcount reduction, workforce optimization, restructuring

0—0
Recession

recession, downturn, contraction, slowdown

111
Tariffs

tariff, trade war, trade barriers, trade restrictions, trade policy

110
Buybacks

share repurchase, buyback program

0—1

Underlines use the same word lists the scores use. AI, recession and tariffs follow Palanor’s word counter, so those counts match it exactly on the same text. Layoffs and buybacks use the terms the model was given. The model’s count is an estimate by meaning, not by string, so it can differ from the underlines.

Not placed in the text

These quotes are stored with a score, but no passage here matches them closely enough to highlight. Rather than point at the wrong passage, they are listed as stored.

Theme · 2026 guidance

“Core FFO per diluted share guidance range of $15.69 to $16.19 for the full year 2026.”

Theme · Operating expense management

“Same-property operating expenses increased 3.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.”

Source: SEC EDGAR · public domain · Highlights by Palanor